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Committee recommends calendar aligned with sending districts; district to start most years the last week of August
Summary
Education committee reviewed the 2025-26 draft calendar and recommended moving forward with a schedule aligned to partner sending districts and the technical school; members agreed the district will aim to start school in the last week of August in most years.
The education committee reviewed the proposed 2025–26 calendar and reported broad alignment among Quakertown, Penridge and Palisades calendars. Administrators said calendar planning happens line‑by‑line with representatives from the three sending districts and the technical school; the draft calendar presented to the committee is the tightest alignment the district has achieved in recent years.
Key points: the draft calendar starts before Labor Day (consistent with the other sending districts and the technical‑school opening), which administrators said avoids losing tech‑school instructional days (administrators estimated students could otherwise miss about nine tech‑school days). The committee discussed December and January timing; the district’s contract language entitles staff to a Dec. 23 holiday when that date is a weekday, which has driven a professional‑development/asynchronous arrangement for Dec. 22 in the proposed calendar. Administrators also proposed making April 6 (Easter Monday) an asynchronous professional‑development day for teachers while 12‑month staff work, and keeping the customary March professional‑development day.
Committee members asked for consistency for family planning. After discussion the committee chair and members agreed to present the draft calendar at the next board meeting and to adopt a de‑facto approach that Quakertown will aim to start school the last week of August in most years to provide families with consistent planning expectations. The calendar will be on the board agenda for approval; administrators asked members to raise any legal or contract concerns now so changes are not a surprise at the board meeting.
Why it matters: Calendar alignment affects technical‑school attendance, transportation, staff contract obligations and family planning for vacations and childcare.
What’s next: The calendar will be presented to the full board for approval; administrators said they will provide the finalized calendar and respond to any contract questions raised by board members before the board vote.
